Benjamin Woolley

Benjamin Woolley is an author, media journalist and television presenter. ^[1]

In 2018, he published The King's Assassin, ^[2] about the affair between James VI and I and George Villiers, 1st Duke of Buckingham. In its review, Kirkus reviews considered it a "perfect choice for readers who love English history, especially the Stuart period." ^[3] In 2024, it formed the basis for Mary & George , a British historical drama miniseries created by D. C. Moore starring Julianne Moore. ^[4]

Biography

Woolley studied Philosophy & Politics at Durham University, graduating in 1979. ^[5] Woolley currently teaches English Literature at Goldsmiths, University of London.

Books

• Woolley, Benjamin (17 July 2018). The King's Assassin: The Secret Plot to Murder King James I. St. Martin's Publishing Group. ISBN   978-1-250-12505-7.
• Woolley, Benjamin (2007). Savage Kingdom: The True Story of Jamestown, 1607, and the Settlement of America (1st ed.). New York: HarperCollins. ISBN   978-0-06-009056-2. OCLC   122571096. LCC   F234.J3 W66 2007. ^[6]
• Woolley, Benjamin (2005) [2004]. The Herbalist: Nicholas Culpeper and the Fight for Medical Freedom. London: Harper Perennial. ISBN   978-0-00-712658-3. OCLC   61476864. LCC   RS164.C89 W635 2004. (about Nicholas Culpeper)
• Woolley, Benjamin (2001). The Queen's Conjuror: The Life and Magic of Dr. Dee, Adviser to Queen Elizabeth I (1st ed.). New York: Henry Holt. ISBN   978-0-8050-6509-1. OCLC   45376415. ^[7] (about John Dee)
• Woolley, Benjamin (2002) [1999]. The Bride of Science: Romance, Reason, and Byron's Daughter. New York : London: McGraw-Hill. ISBN   978-0-07-138860-3. OCLC   59421218. (about Ada Lovelace)
• Woolley, Benjamin (1993) [1992]. Virtual Worlds: A Journey in Hype and Hyperreality. London: Penguin. ISBN   978-0-14-015439-9. OCLC   475636749. LCC   BD331 .W866 1992.

TV programmes

Woolley presented Games Britannia , ^[8] a documentary on the painting An Experiment on a Bird in the Air Pump for BBC Four, ^[9] and an episode of The Late Show , Libraries and Civilization. ^[10] Together with Martyn Ives, David H. Levy, and David Taylor, Woolley won a 1998 News & Documentary Emmy Award in the "Individual Achievement in a Craft, Writer" category for the script of the documentary 3 Minutes to Impact produced by York Films for the Discovery Channel. ^[11]

References

1. "Mr. Benjamin Woolley from HarperCollins Publishers". New York, NY: HarperCollins. Archived from the original on 28 June 2011. Retrieved 1 March 2011.
2. "The King's Assassin | Benjamin Woolley | Macmillan". US Macmillan. Retrieved 18 August 2018.
3. "THE KIng's ASSASSIN | Kirkus Reviews".
4. "Showatch". www.thefutoncritic.com.
5. "St Cuthbert's Society : Famous Alumni". Durham University. Retrieved 26 January 2019.
6. Wright, Ronald (2007). "Review: Savage Kingdom by Benjamin Woolley". The Liberal .
7. Jardine, Lisa (30 March 2003). "Review: The Queen's Conjuror by Benjamin Woolley". The Guardian.
8. "BBC Four Programmes - Games Britannia". BBC . Retrieved 1 March 2011.
9. "The Century that Made us. Bird In The Air Pump". BBC. 20 June 2007. Archived from the original on 9 December 2006. Retrieved 17 September 2011.
10. Libraries and Civilization Part 1 Youtube. Uploaded by bwoolley on Apr 26, 2010. Retrieved September 17, 2011.
11. International Documentary Association (1998). International documentary: the newsletter of the International Documentary Association. Vol. 17. International Documentary Association. p. 59.; see also and .

External links

• BenWoolley.com Authors Page